illnesses

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In a typical year, the California Poison Control System may receive up to five reported illnesses linked to poisonous mushrooms, according to authorities.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

My partner recently had the same series of illnesses and we rushed to the hospital in an ambulance; a few hours difference and his outcome might have been as dire.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Mr. Pratt has recorded cute social-media videos with dogs, promising to overhaul the city’s dysfunctional shelter system and to require vagrants to get treatment for mental health illnesses and addictions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The scientists argue that this process helps explain why many illnesses appear mainly in older adults even though their origins may trace back much earlier.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Activities or illnesses whose safety indices are greater than 6 should be considered quite safe, being equivalent to less than one chance in a million per year.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos